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There are some games that play well when you are alone, and there are some that beg for another player before any fun can be had. EA Mobile's Scrabble nicely falls into the former category, while its version of Yahtzee for the iPod is smack in the middle of the latter. In Yahtzee, you roll five dice up to three times and attempt to match one of 13 scoring categories.

Yahtzee for iPod: No Fun Without Friends

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Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have suggested building a supercomputer based on low-power embedded microprocessors to improve global climate change predictions. Using the embedded microprocessor technology used in mobile phones, iPods and other consumer electronic devices, the boffins propose a cost-effective machine for running complex computational models.

Climate Researchers Dream Up iPod-Based Supercomputer

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Until now, having Google chief executive Eric Schmidt sit on Apple's board of directors has made a lot of sense. Google, the world's largest Web-search engine, is one of the most influential companies in technology. Google has been incredibly supportive of Apple's flagship computer, the Mac, and has developed a lot of software for Apple's music-playing iPhone.

Apple's Board: Still Room for Schmidt